The Bucksbaum-Siegler Institute for Clinical Excellence

Name

The Bucksbaum-Siegler Institute for Clinical Excellence

Legal name

The University of Chicago Bucksbaum-Siegler Institute for Clinical Excellence

Website

https://bucksbauminstitute.uchicago.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Education and Research

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro industry

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Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Acute Care Hospitals & Health Systems

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Health & Biomedical Research Universities (Academic Medical Center–Affiliated)

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Private Research Universities

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Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Philanthropy, Foundations & Grantmaking

Keywords

• Clinical excellence education
• Physician scholar programs
• Medical humanities research
• Doctor-patient relationship
• Medical ethics training

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Philanthropic Funding: Primary funding from the Matthew & Carolyn Bucksbaum Family Foundation. The Institute was established in 2011 through their philanthropy.
2. Pilot Grant Program: Over 13 grant cycles, the Institute has awarded $1,901,478 in pilot grants to faculty scholars. Standard awards up to $10,000, with limited awards up to $20,000 requiring national collaborators.
3. Clinical Excellence Award: Annual award providing $15,000 cash prize to recipient, plus travel arrangements to the Annual Research Symposium.

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Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

An academic institute within the University of Chicago Medicine dedicated to improving patient care by strengthening the doctor-patient relationship through structured educational programs, mentored scholarship, and funded research for medical students, junior faculty, and master clinicians. It operates scholar tracks, pilot grants, a podcast, awards, symposia, and physician coaching, and is supported by philanthropy from the Bucksbaum family and affiliated with the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics.

Product overview

The Bucksbaum-Siegler Institute for Clinical Excellence is an academic institute at UChicago Medicine focused on improving the patient-physician relationship through teaching and research. The institute operates as a unified platform offering multiple interconnected programs: the Clinical Excellence Scholars Track (CEST) for undergraduate students; the Scholar Programs encompassing Master Clinicians, Senior and Junior Faculty Scholars, and other scholar categories; the Pilot Grant Program funding research projects; the Clinical Excellence Award recognizing outstanding physicians nationally; the Clinical Excellence Podcast exploring doctor-patient relationship concepts; the hArt of Medicine physician coaching program; and Annual Symposia featuring lectures on clinical excellence topics. The institute has developed 30 programs for scholars and the larger University of Chicago community over the past 10 years, with 514 scholars appointed across 8 scholar groups. The portfolio includes educational programs, research funding, awards recognition, and community-building initiatives—all unified by the mission to strengthen doctor-patient relationships and advance humanistic medicine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clinical Excellence Scholar Track (CEST) A longitudinal educational track for first-year medical students at the Pritzker School of Medicine focused on developing skills in the doctor-patient relationship and conducting a scholarly project with faculty mentorship.
• Faculty Scholar Program A two-year program for junior faculty that provides mentorship, pilot grant funding of $10,000, and travel funds to support scholarly work advancing the doctor-patient relationship and clinical excellence.
• Master Clinician Program An institute program engaging experienced master clinicians from multiple departments in cross-disciplinary conversations about clinical excellence and the doctor-patient relationship.
• Clinical Excellence Pilot Grant Program Seed grant funding of $10,000 for University of Chicago faculty to pursue research and quality-improvement projects on the doctor-patient relationship and clinical excellence.
• Clinical Excellence Podcast A podcast series co-hosted by Adam Cifu, MD, and Matt Sorrentino, MD, featuring interviews and discussions on clinical excellence and the doctor-patient relationship.
• Bucksbaum-Siegler Clinical Excellence Award An annual award presented at the institute's symposium to honor an outstanding clinician, accompanied by a $5,000 prize, recognizing clinical excellence and the doctor-patient relationship.
• Annual Symposium An annual symposium convening faculty, students, and clinicians to feature expert speakers on clinical excellence, faculty scholar presentations, and the keynote MacLean Center lecture.
• hArt of Medicine Physician Coaching Program A faculty coaching program that pairs University of Chicago faculty with trained physician coaches to cultivate humanistic practice, with planned research on its impact on clinical excellence.
• MacLean Center Lecture Series A keynote lecture series on clinical medical ethics, co-sponsored with the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics and held during the institute's annual symposium.
• Schwartz Center Membership An institutional membership sponsored by the institute to support compassionate healthcare training and resources for faculty, staff, and patients at the University of Chicago.
• Faculty Scholar Nomination Program A nomination pathway through which department chairs identify and nominate junior faculty candidates for the institute's Faculty Scholar Program.

Quantifiable outcome

• 514 scholars appointed across 8 groups over 10 years
• +3 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor, major and core.

• Graphic Medicine International CollectiveminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-sponsor of the 2022 Graphic Medicine Annual Conference in Chicago, exploring the intersection of comics and healthcare.
• hArt of MedicinemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Since 2019, the Institute has partnered with hArt of Medicine to offer a physician coaching program. Over 40 faculty members have received personalized coaching. The Institute has also collaborated to develop a coach training program for Faculty Scholars.
• University of Chicago Center in DelhiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Co-sponsor of the 2016 International Conference 'Disarming Dialogues: Reviving Humanities in Medical Education (RHiME)' in Delhi, India.
• Arnold P. Gold FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Co-sponsor of the 2014 Triple-C Conference on compassionate, patient-centered healthcare alongside Bucksbaum Institute and Schwartz Center.
• University of Chicago Paris CenterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Co-sponsored the 2019 International Conference 'Learning from the Doctor-Patient Relationship: A dialogue between the US, Europe and West Africa' held in Paris, France.
• MacLean Center for Clinical Medical EthicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Bucksbaum-Siegler Institute co-sponsors the MacLean Center's Interdisciplinary Lecture Series, consisting of 20-30 lectures annually. The MacLean Center, founded by Dr. Mark Siegler in 1984, is the first program in the nation dedicated to practical ethical issues in medicine.
• Schwartz Center for Compassionate HealthcaremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Institute is a member of the Schwartz Center (membership #1212) and offers scholars access to the Center's workshop and training resources including Virtual Schwartz Rounds Facilitation Workshops, Trauma-Informed Facilitation Skills, and the Compassion in Action Healthcare Conference.

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Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ABIM Foundation: Medical-professionalism foundation that runs the Choosing Wisely campaign and the Medical Professionalism in the New Millennium charter. Peer to Bucksbaum-Siegler: both are philanthropy-funded and focus on physician behavior, professionalism, and the doctor-patient relationship, with ABIM Foundation operating at much larger national scale.
• Academy of Communication in Healthcare (ACH): Interdisciplinary professional society advancing clinician-patient communication research, teaching, and practice through annual conferences and faculty-development courses. Direct peer in the doctor-patient communication and humanistic-medicine training niche that defines Bucksbaum-Siegler's mission.
• Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation: The only national foundation dedicated to improving the education of health professionals, funding conferences, scholarship, and curriculum reform in medical education. Direct peer in mission and funding model; co-sponsored the 2014 Triple-C Conference and was represented on the Bucksbaum-Siegler Advisory Board by its former president.
• Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare: National nonprofit running Schwartz Rounds and other compassion-in-healthcare programs for clinical staff across hundreds of U.S. hospitals. Direct peer: same mission of humanizing clinical care, same philanthropy model, and an active partner of Bucksbaum-Siegler (membership #1212) that exposes its scholars to Schwartz Rounds facilitation training.
• Arnold P. Gold Foundation: National nonprofit dedicated to humanism in medicine, operating the Gold Humanism Honor Society and the Gold Corporate Council across U.S. medical schools. Direct peer to Bucksbaum-Siegler: both are philanthropy-backed organizations that fund medical-education programs, faculty recognition, and curricula aimed at strengthening the doctor-patient relationship. Co-sponsored the 2014 Triple-C Conference with Bucksbaum-Siegler.

Emerging players

• Institute for Healthcare Excellence: National organization offering communication-skills training and clinician-well-being programs to hospitals and health systems. Emerging peer with overlap in clinical-excellence training, but operates via paid system contracts rather than endowed scholar appointments.

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Association (AMA) Ethics Group: National professional association that publishes the Code of Medical Ethics, runs the JAMA network, and funds medical-education initiatives including the Accelerating Change in Medical Education consortium. Broad incumbent: adjacent mission around physician professionalism, much larger footprint and resources than the Institute.

Regional players

• MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics: University of Chicago-based program founded in 1984 by Dr. Mark Siegler, focused on clinical medical ethics education. Regional peer (same host institution) with overlapping scholar networks and co-sponsored lecture series; comparable faculty-scholar and trainee-development model.

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